Thinner Ground

Teasing terrors fray the broken Heart of my promised dreams The difference of a fantasy Between bitter reality it seems Safety cannot be found in others Imperfect unaware expectations Love cannot be wished for Either freely given or push it away Gasping on thin air Trembling uneven thinner ground Quaking passionate hopes Dashed to shards with fears Scavenging through the bitter Dark corridors of a ravaged mind Terrified of what I’ll find Learning how to break free Caged in my jail cell canyons Splintered shards razor sharp memory Built from many years of violence Discovery of value in my self-worth C. Lin Rawlins June 22, 2019